Karnataka bandh called off after activists meet CM Shivakumar

In the Indian state of Karnataka, groups that love the Kannada language were upset.

They were upset about how water from a big river called the Cauvery is shared with the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu.

They planned a "bandh," which is a kind of strike where shops close and normal life stops.

Karnataka says it needs to keep enough water for its people's drinking water and farming, especially when rain is poor.

Tamil Nadu needs the river water for farming in its delta region.

The Chief Minister of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar, met the activists to talk about their concerns.

After the meeting, the activists decided to call off their bandh.

The Chief Minister thanked them and promised to protect Karnataka's farmers while following court orders.

Some protests happened in Mandya, but big cities like Bengaluru and Mysuru mostly carried on normally.

The Cauvery river starts in Karnataka, flows through Tamil Nadu, and ends in the Bay of Bengal, which is why both states care so much about its water.